Variables
Item
Average
Standard deviation
Variables
Item
Average
Standard deviation
Demographic variables Beekeeping experience (years) 16.90 15.6 Health responsibility Bee health/environment 80.1 25.7
Flanders 17.3 15.7 Honey quality (for human consumption) 90.9 19.7
Wallonia 16.1 15.6 Colony loss is more than a material loss 91.7 16.6
Gender A colony replaceability 43.8 31.9
Male % 91 Honey production is as important as bee health 80 26.6
Female % 76.1 Intention and actions Avoid bringing into winter too weak colonies 73.1 33
No. colonies September 1, 2016 11 14.8
No. splits /increases/buy between September 1, 2016 and April 1, 2017 5.2 7 Avoid bringing into winter too strong colonies 14.8 23.5
No. colonies sold/given away between September 1, 2016 and April 1, 2017 1.7 3.4 Equalizing colony strength by gathering two weak ones 54.6 37.5
No. living colonies on April 1, 2017 16.3 20.3 Resilience to environmental changes 73.2 28.7
Average losses (%) 2017 14.5 22.4 Equipment hygiene before reusing equipment 78.1 29.5
Dutch-speaking 13.7 22.4 Treatment combination ( Varroa control) 73.1 34.1
French-speaking 16.2 22.5
Relative risk aversion Psychological characteristics 60.4 13.8 Regularly monitor for Varroa infestation levels 77.9 27.8
Climate changes Susceptibility 65.2 31.3 Treatment only if affected by moderate to high infestations of Varroa 39.5 36.2
Severity 59.7 32.2
Benefits 60.3 24.7 Use varroacides more sensibly (delay resistance development) 65.5 38
Barriers 72.2 29.9
Varroa infestation Susceptibility 85.2 24.1 Waxes replacement every 4 years 83.3 25.9
Severity 65.8 22.3 Avoid wild swarms introduction without quarantine/treatment 70.9 35.9
Benefits 64.8 20
Barriers 63.1 25.3 Influences Colonies mortality 76.8 28.8
Exposure to pesticides Susceptibility veterinary pesticides 19.5 25.4 Unions/federation 56.8 31.2
Susceptibility agricultural pesticides 37.4 31 Research and information centre 65.4 29.4
Severity 69.0 21.6 Universities 55.0 33.2
Benefits 58.9 22.3 Newspapers, journals, magazines, internet 54.6 30.2
Barriers to veterinary pesticides 39.2 36.2 Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain recommendations 53.7 32
Barriers agricultural pesticides 65.0 31.1
Management practices Susceptibility 87.9 20.3 Own health 77.6 29.3
Severity 86.4 20 Environment protection 83 23.2
Benefits 67.4 16 Honey production 52.4 30.9
Barriers 72.6 16.4 Packages/queen production 54 35